Connect Cost, Pricing, Packaging, and Profitability in One Product Record
Create finished Products using linked Recipes or Builds, direct Materials, Packaging, pricing, identifiers, and profitability data in one organized workspace.
Product remains Product across every CostFoundry industry.
Product Management Overview
Linked Recipes and Builds, Packaging, pricing, and profitability
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A finished Product combines more than one cost
A Product may use one or more Recipes or Builds, direct Materials, Packaging, labels, inserts, labor, distribution, and a Sale Price.
Disconnected Cost Sources
Recipes, Builds, Packaging, and pricing may be maintained separately.
Incomplete Product Cost
Finishing and Packaging costs are easily missed.
Unclear Profitability
A Sale Price alone does not show Gross Profit or Gross Margin.
Duplicate Product Records
Without one organized system, variations become difficult to manage.
Bring every finished-Product detail together
CostFoundry connects the Product to the records used to make, package, price, and evaluate it—including linked Recipes or Builds, direct Materials, Packaging, identifiers, and profitability metrics.
A Recipe or Build defines how something is made and costed. A Product represents the finished item sold, packaged, priced, or tracked.
How Product Management works
Create the Product
Add the Product name, type, category, and identifiers.
Connect Recipes or Builds
Add one or more builds or components.
Add Product-Level Packaging
Include boxes, labels, inserts, containers, or retail Packaging.
Calculate Product Cost
Combine linked Recipe or Build costs, direct Materials, Packaging, and direct costs.
Set and Review Pricing
Enter the Sale Price and review Gross Profit, Gross Margin, Markup, and Cost %.
Save and Manage Versions
Preserve meaningful changes over time.
Create the Product
Add the Product name, type, category, and identifiers.
Connect Recipes or Builds
Add one or more builds or components.
Add Product-Level Packaging
Include boxes, labels, inserts, containers, or retail Packaging.
Calculate Product Cost
Combine linked Recipe or Build costs, direct Materials, Packaging, and direct costs.
Set and Review Pricing
Enter the Sale Price and review Gross Profit, Gross Margin, Markup, and Cost %.
Save and Manage Versions
Preserve meaningful changes over time.
Keep the build separate from the finished Product
A Recipe or Build defines how something is made. A Product represents the finished item. This distinction keeps builds reusable and Products organized.
Recipe or Build
Defines how a component, mixture, subassembly, or build is made and costed.
Product
Represents the finished item sold, packaged, priced, or tracked.
Add Packaging where it belongs
Product-level Packaging is tracked separately from Recipe or Build-level Packaging so costs are clear and nothing is double-counted.
Do not double-count Packaging already included in the linked Recipe or Build.
Product Packaging
Retail and shipping Packaging line items
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Review cost and profitability together
When a Sale Price is entered, CostFoundry calculates the full profitability picture so pricing decisions are informed by complete cost data.
Manage the finished Product from cost through price
Linked Recipes or Builds
Connect reusable builds and components to the Product.
Direct Materials
Add Product-specific Materials when needed.
Product-Level Packaging
Track retail and shipping Packaging separately.
Identifiers
Store SKU, UPC, or internal references.
Product Cost
Calculate the full Cost per Unit.
Sale Price
Store current pricing for the Product.
Profitability Metrics
Review Gross Profit, Gross Margin, Markup, and Cost %.
Categories and Types
Organize the Product catalog.
Version History
Preserve meaningful Product changes.
Scaling Support
Add Products to multi-item Production Plans.
Reports
Compare Product cost and profitability.
From Recipe or Build to sellable Product
An industry-neutral example showing how Recipes, Builds, Packaging, and pricing combine into one Product record.
Premium Installation Kit
Industry-neutral example
See cost, Packaging, pricing, and profitability together
Review the Product's name, type, category, and key identifiers.
Product Overview
CostFoundry interface preview
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Manage Products with a complete view of cost and profit
Connect reusable Recipes or Builds
Capture Product-level Packaging
Keep identifiers organized
Calculate complete Product Cost
Review pricing and margin
Preserve Product changes over time
Continue from Product cost to decision-making
Recipe and Build Management
Build repeatable Recipes and Builds with Materials, yield, and nested components.
Learn MoreVersion History
Save, compare, and restore Product and Recipe or Build versions.
Learn MoreCost Breakdown Visualization
See how each cost category contributes to Product Cost and Sale Price.
Learn MoreCost Impact Analysis
Trace how cost changes affect Recipes, Builds, Products, and margins.
Learn MoreLearning Center
Learn CostFoundry with step-by-step guides and Quick Access links.
Learn MoreReports and Exports
Analyze Product profitability, costs, trends, and data quality.
Learn MoreProduct Management FAQ
A Product is a record that represents a finished item sold, packaged, priced, or tracked. It connects Recipes or Builds, direct Materials, Packaging, identifiers, pricing, and profitability data in one organized workspace.